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AIR Quality Consultants Limited

AIR Quality Consultants Limited is an active UK company (number 02814570), incorporated 1993, with 2 current directors, Christopher Timothy Andrew Whall and John Stephen Moorcroft. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Roy Frederick Charles Laxen 1994-2004 Director View profile
  2. Eileen Laxen 1994-2004 Director View profile
  3. Dr Duncan Peter Harwood Laxen 1993-2018 Secretary View profile
  4. Dr Claire Dorothy Holman 1993-1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

10 contracts · £473,405 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Air Quality modelling of Sites of Scientific Interest (SSSIs) to inform the Greater Cambridge Local Plan Buyer: South Cambridgeshire District Council £18,562 2026-09-09 Source: Find a Tender

    Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council (the Councils) are seeking suitably qualified consultants to carry out air quality modelling of road traffic emissions in proximity of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SS…

  • RDE989 - Literature and Data Review for EV Bus Evaluation - An NO₂ Reduction P Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs £44,800 2026-01-12 CPV 73200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Undertaking a comprehensive literature and data review to assess the evidence for NO₂ reductions associated with the introduction and operation of EV buses in the UK. Contract awarded by Defra.

  • RDE920 - Nature based solutions for air pollution beyond trees Buyer: Natural England £49,860 2025-11-10 CPV 73200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    To better understand if nature based solutions, (other than tree shelter belts), can be effective in intercepting and thus reducing atmospheric nitrogen pollution at a local level. Contract awarded by Defra.

  • RDE914 - Improving quantification of the uncertainty in emissions of air polluta Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs £69,500 2025-10-02 CPV 73200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The project covers methodological development and quantification of uncertainties for the UK AQPI historic years and projections, producing outputs suitable for Defra, the Inventory Agency and for sharing with TFEIP. Contract awarded by Def…

  • RDE866 - Modelling the impact of aviation lead emissions on the surrounding popu Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs £89,733 2025-09-23 CPV 73200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The aim of this work is to model what exposure these nearby populations would be exposed to, and therefore whether there is also a public health risk in the UK. Contract awarded by Defra

  • Towards Regulatory Readiness: Characterising and assessing Airborne PFAS Buyer: Environment Agency £81,150 2025-09-12 CPV 73000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    RDE852 Towards Regulatory Readiness: Characterising and assessing Airborne PFAS

  • RDE814 - Using inverse dispersion modelling to quantify methane emissions from l Buyer: Environment Agency £59,800 2025-09-12 CPV 73200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The purpose of this project is to enable inverse dispersion modelling (IDM) to be undertaken for landfill methane quantification in an auditable manner with a robust reported uncertainty. Contract awarded by Defra.

  • RDE815 Carbon Capture Atmospheric N-Amines Formation Estimation Tools Buyer: Environment Agency £60,000 2025-08-04 CPV 73200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The focus of this project is to identify and test potential alternative modelling software and methods to estimate total N-amines formed from amines-based carbon capture plants and place the role of ADMS in the context of regulatory imp…

  • Bradford Local Plan Air Quality Assessment Buyer: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Appointment of suitably qualified and experienced consultants to undertake specialist air quality assessment work to support the Bradford Local Plan including air quality modelling linked to the Habitats Regulations Assessment and public he…

  • ES RDE 092 - Health Impacts of Prolonged Air Pollution Episodes in the UK Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Defra Self-Service Direct Award. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is seeking to commission a health impact assessment (HIA) to quantify the likely human welfare impacts associated with a severe and prolonged poor air q…

About

Incorporated
04/05/1993

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. AIR Quality Consultants Limited is controlled by John Stephen Moorcroft
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-05-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Stephen Moorcroft.

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£3,573,796
Total assets
£3,614,155
Cash
£2,062,839
Employees
53
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £132,625 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £132,625 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £66,3132023-01-04
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £66,3122023-01-04
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

15.3y median 15.3y
average tenure
21.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 5

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02814570
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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